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1961

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Print, "The World's Grown Honest: Then is Doomsday Near"—Shakspeare, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XVII, December 27, 1873, p. 1156)

This is a Print. It was after Thomas Nast and published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated December 27, 1873 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is signed

Signed on block, lower right: Th. Nast.

It is inscribed

Inscribed below title: Uncle Sam: "Well, whom are you looking for now?" Diogenes: "A Dis-Honest Man."

Cite this object as

Print, "The World's Grown Honest: Then is Doomsday Near"—Shakspeare, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XVII, December 27, 1873, p. 1156); After Thomas Nast (American, b. Germany, 1840–1902); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 1961-56-10

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